Hello friends! Today, we read Flowers Are Calling, written by Rita Gray and illustrated by Kenard Pak, a beautiful and informative book about flowers and pollinators! Told in a combination of playful rhymes and nonfiction blurbs, each page introduces different species of flowers and the individual pollinators (like bees, hummingbirds, and even bats) they attract. … Continue reading Flowers Are Calling (Rita Gray)
Hello friends, and welcome to the start of a new week! Our book today is Disappearing Desmond by Anna Alter, the story of a shy little boy cat and how he learns to make friends. Desmond likes to disappear. Wherever he goes, he likes to fade into the background and stay out of sight. Then … Continue reading Disappearing Desmond (Anna Alter)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Good Night Like This by Mary Murphy. This sweet bedtime book shows animal families in a forest and meadow preparing for bed, then after turning a cutaway page, fast asleep. This is a really pretty, soothing bedtime book. JJ loved the illustrations, with its dusk-inspired color scheme and adorable … Continue reading Good Night Like This (Mary Murphy)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Gaston, written by Kelly DiPucchio and illustrated by Christian Robinson, the story of a little "poodle" and how he brings two families together. Mrs. Poodle has four lovely poodle children, but Gaston is different: he's bigger, and he must try harder than his sisters at being dainty, delicate and … Continue reading Gaston (Kelly DiPucchio)
Hello everyone! Our book today is Red: A Crayon's Story by Michael Hall, and no, I didn't go overboard with a filter on the book cover! This is a story of a little crayon figuring out who he is. Red is supposed to be a red crayon: it says so right on his label. But … Continue reading Red: A Crayon’s Story (Michael Hall)
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